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Christchurch is serviced by the commercial port of Lyttelton.  Lyttelton Harbour lies in one of two extinct volcanoes which forms Banks Peninsula named after the famous Botanist Sir Joseph Banks, Botanist and sponsor of Captain Cooks first voyage of discovery.  Lyttelton is an historic port town which received the first immigrant ships organised by the Canterbury Corporation.  the area was infact settled much earlier by the early pre-adamite settlors as early as the 1840's.  Marori lived in the banks penisula area for centerarys before the english and french settlors and the region has many interesting cruising destinations including the pituresque Akaroa Harbour.
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Christchurch (Lyttelton)

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Christchurch is serviced by the commercial port of Lyttelton. Lyttelton Harbour lies in one of two extinct volcanoes which forms Banks Peninsula named after the famous Botanist Sir Joseph Banks, Botanist and sponsor of Captain Cooks first voyage of discovery. Lyttelton is an historic port town which received the first immigrant ships organised by the Canterbury Corporation. the area was infact settled much earlier by the early pre-adamite settlors as early as the 1840's. Marori lived in the banks penisula area for centerarys before the english and french settlors and the region has many interesting cruising destinations including the pituresque Akaroa Harbour.

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